| 5 Wildest Paint Jobs at the 2014 Geneva Auto Show: Glitter, Spice, and Everything—Gold! |
Mar 6th, 2014 |
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Ah, Geneva, a city perched at the mouth of a gorgeous lake sparkling beneath a stunning mountain range—it’s the very definition of classical beauty and glamour. View imbibed, step back inside the Palexpo convention center, the Geneva auto show venue, and . . . well, the view is decidedly different. Because money and taste apparently [...]
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| 93 of the First Dodge Vipers Ever Built Are Being Crushed [w/ Video] |
Mar 6th, 2014 |
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Brace yourselves, this is going to be unpleasant. You may recollect a certain video of a pristine Dodge Viper getting the business end of a track hoe claw. As it turns out, that car wasn’t the first otherwise functional Viper to get a date with the shredder, and it won’t be the last. Chrysler is [...]
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| A-Segment Passion: Freshened Toyota Aygo Debuts [2014 Geneva Auto Show] |
Mar 6th, 2014 |
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From the outset, David Terai, chief engineer of the latest Aygo, wanted to infuse Toyota’s new A-segment people mover with a sense of pride. Well aware that the segment is generally measured on the virtues of price and practicality, Terai wished to add desirability to that list and remove the word “compromise” from the purchase [...]
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| America, Track Yeah? Nürburgring Potentially Sold to Group Led by U.S. Equity Firm |
Mar 6th, 2014 |
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“Take your stinkin’ paws off the ’Ring, you damn dirty capitalists!” That, in so many words, is the latest battle cry of “Save the Ring” protesters who must now contend with a private equity firm buying out Europe’s most prized racetrack, Germany’s Nürburgring. According to a Reuters report, Miami-based HIG Capital has posted the lead [...]
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| What Do Booth Babes Drive? We Asked, We Creeped Them Out |
Mar 6th, 2014 |
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We admit, the first thing that comes to mind when we see the models populating auto-show stands isn’t “what do they drive?” But it’s a fascinating question, especially for the ladies representing the hottest and most exotic brands, and so we put in the legwork at the 2014 Geneva show to find out. Plus, we [...]
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| Stretch Utilities: 2015 GMC Yukon XL and Denali XL Driven |
Mar 6th, 2014 |
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You’d think that with a nicely updated Suburban going on sale, there would be little reason to consider its similarly updated Yukon XL cousin. After all, they both get essentially the same mechanical and styling upgrades. But such thinking overlooks the halo of the GMC brand as well as the magic of the Denali trim [...]
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| Walmart and Peterbilt Have Created the Wild-Looking Turbine-Hybrid Big Rig of the Future [w/ Photo Gallery + Video] |
Mar 6th, 2014 |
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Yes, we usually restrict ourselves to passenger vehicles, but cool don’t lie, especially when it’s rolling on this many wheels and is packed with this much carbon fiber. Oh yeah, and a turbine. A freakin’ turbine. Behold the new Walmart Advanced Vehicle Experience concept truck, or WAVE for short. Developed with the help of Peterbilt [...]
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| The Race Cars Under the Stairs: Amazing Collection of 20 Historic Le Mans Cars Tucked Away at Geneva [w/ Gallery] |
Mar 6th, 2014 |
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Ever wonder what happens to race cars after they’ve contested the 24 Hours of Le Mans? Some keep racing, passing from owner to owner, until they’re all used up. But some are preserved—enshrined in fact. Visitors to this year’s Geneva show have an opportunity to see an unusual collection of Le Mans survivors, tucked away [...]
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| US Equity Advantage Kicks Off Marketing Campaign |
Mar 6th, 2014 |
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The biweekly and early loan payoff service kicks off a new campaign that touts its 10-year history in the automotive industry.
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| J.D. Power: Leasing, Long-Term Loans Reach New Highs in February |
Mar 6th, 2014 |
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Terms are stretching, but the firm believes record lease penetration should maintain a healthy supply of future vehicle buyers with shorter purchase cycles.
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